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Details of first NZYQ Nauru deal payment revealed
Details of the secretive NZYQ resettlement deal have emerged, including a breakdown of the government’s first payment. Source link
How tax rules benefit top earners by $700,000 but median earners by $5,700
Commonwealth Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson says the average top income earner benefited from the existing investment tax arrangements to the tune of $700,000 over their lifetime, versus just $5,700 for median income earners. Source link
Small business Yarn'n says Labor's capital gains tax plan 'handcuffs' ambition
Small business owners are urging Labor to rethink more than just the eligibility thresholds for capital gains tax concessions. Source link
Aussie rocker-turned-game developer restores lost art of the mixtape
Melbourne’s Johnny Galvatron gave up the rockstar life to become a BAFTA-winning game developer. Now, his studio’s latest release, Mixtape, re-imagines the music game as an eclectic playlist of genres and mechanics. Source link
Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem
After an AI from OpenAI found a trick to solve an 80-year-old conjecture from Paul Erdős, mathematicians have borrowed the same technique to solve another important problem Source link
At least 16 students dead as fire tears through Kenyan girls school
The blaze reportedly started when a student set a mattress on fire inside the school’s dormitory, with a further 79 students taken to hospital with injuries. Source link
Iran fires missile at US air base in Kuwait in retaliation for attack
US President Donald Trump says he is not yet satisfied by negotiations to end the war in Iran, and the US is not discussing easing sanctions, which is one of Tehran’s key demands. Source link
'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'
Helen Phillips, winner of the Climate Fiction prize for her novel Hum, on if stories can make a difference, her anxieties and writing about the climate Source link
AFP defends public arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith
The Australian Federal Police has detailed intelligence surrounding Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest, pushing back against criticisms of its public nature. Source link
Hawks to go to AFL over Watson's disallowed goal
Hawthorn expects a quick AFL adjustment after Nick Watson’s goal at half-time was disallowed against St Kilda in the Hawks’ win. Source link